Computer Associates India: Going Strong

The Indian operations of CA remained relatively insulated from the parent's

predicaments, as it registered a 65% growth in domestic business. The Hyderabad

IDC expanded to house 1,000 people. Deployment of its flagship brand Unicenter

across 150 sites bore ample testimony to its sucess. PNB, Hughes Software, TCS,

NIIT and IDRBT were among the significant clients.

SMBs was the new focus area for CA especially for its ArcServe and Identity

Management solutions-it also brought into its fold new channel partners to

target this sector even as it bagged big clients. The Hyderabad IDC focused on

management software, on demand computing, wireless, and Web services while the

Chennai tech support center handled storage for customers worldwide. The CA-Satyam

JV prospered adding Gujarat and Maharashtra RTOs as customers.